- o|ver|state|ment
- o|ver|state|ment «OH vuhr STAYT muhnt», noun.too strong a statement; exaggeration.
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ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… … English syllables
o|ver|ful|fil|ment — o|ver|ful|fill|ment or o|ver|ful|fil|ment «OH vuhr ful FIHL muhnt», noun. a state of being overfulfilled: »overfulfillment of a quota … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|ful|fill|ment — or o|ver|ful|fil|ment «OH vuhr ful FIHL muhnt», noun. a state of being overfulfilled: »overfulfillment of a quota … Useful english dictionary
a|ver´ment — a|ver1 «uh VUR», transitive verb, a|verred, a|ver|ring. 1. to state to be true; assert positively; affirm: »The man averred that he had nothing to do with breaking into the parked car. SYNONYM(S): declare, avouch, asseverate … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|ex|cite|ment — «OH vuhr ihk SYT muhnt», noun. 1. the state of being overexcited. 2. too much excitement … Useful english dictionary
a|ver´ra|ble — a|ver1 «uh VUR», transitive verb, a|verred, a|ver|ring. 1. to state to be true; assert positively; affirm: »The man averred that he had nothing to do with breaking into the parked car. SYNONYM(S): declare, avouch, asseverate … Useful english dictionary
a|ver — a|ver1 «uh VUR», transitive verb, a|verred, a|ver|ring. 1. to state to be true; assert positively; affirm: »The man averred that he had nothing to do with breaking into the parked car. SYNONYM(S): declare, avouch, asseverate … Useful english dictionary
overstate — o•ver•state [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt[/t]] v. t. stat•ed, stat•ing to state too strongly o•ver•state•ment ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt mənt, ˈoʊ vərˌsteɪt n … From formal English to slang
overstatement — o|ver|state|ment [ ,ouvər steıtmənt ] noun count or uncount FORMAL something you say that makes things seem more important, impressive, or severe than they really are: EXAGGERATION overstay o|ver|stay [ ,ouvər steı ] verb transitive to stay in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Overstatement — O ver*state ment, n. An exaggerated statement or account. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
